I know for some it will be hard to believe, but there is so much more flavor in the higher OG beers. I like only high OG stouts otherwise they just seem dry to me... same with ales pretty much anymore. I drink for the flavor more than the buzz anymore... I'd rather drink two Good beers than six mediocre beers. I don't drink to get drunk anymore either... though it Does happen from time to time.

I guess I am the opposite. Most of the beers I brew are under 1.060. I like higher gravity beers very much (and always have a few kegs of tripel, Barley Wines, RIS, etc, laying around), but I am more of a session drinking guy. If I really want something with some alkyhaul I just go for bourbon.

I know for some it will be hard to believe, but there is so much more flavor in the higher OG beers.

I agree, and that's one of the reasons I tend toward them. I really believe there's a lot more skill (albeit of a different type) involved in brewing a subtle beer rather than a monster. Truthfully, I envy the guys who can brew a perfect American light lager, because I think that would be a lot tougher than some of the beers I tend towards. Not that I won't drink a big beer, you understand.....

I guess I am the opposite. Most of the beers I brew are under 1.060. I like higher gravity beers very much (and always have a few kegs of tripel, Barley Wines, RIS, etc, laying around), but I am more of a session drinking guy. If I really want something with some alkyhaul I just go for bourbon.

I've never been able to develop a taste for bourbon or Scotch. I came to realize a while back that the average beer around here is 7.5%. A while back, I brought home a bottle of IIPA and warned my wife ( a small person) that it was 10%. She said "So what?".

I have to also say it's more difficult to perfect a low gravity lager than it is to make a good DIPA. I am currently trending toward bigger beers but that will change as the weather changes. Big beers in the colder months and lighter beers in the warmer months.